Ugwalo 4
90
AmaHubo 90 – 106
Umkhuleko kaMosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
1 Thixo, wena ulikhaya lethu
kuzozonke izizukulwane.
2 Izintaba zingakabikhona
lalapho ungakawuvezi umhlaba kanye lelizwe,
kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade unguNkulunkulu.
3 Ubuyisela abantu ethulini,
usithi, “Buyelani othulini, lina madodana abantu.”
4 Ngoba iminyaka eyinkulungwane ekuboneni kwakho
injengosuku olusanda kudlula,
kumbe njengomlindo webusuku.
5 Uyabakhucula abantu ebuthongweni bokufa;
banjengotshani obutsha obekuseni
6 lokuba ekuseni buhluma bubutsha,
kuthi ntambama sebomile sebubunile.
7 Ulaka lwakho luyasitshabalalisa
sithuthumeliswe yikucaphuka kwakho.
8 Usubuchayile ububi bethu phambi kwakho,
izono zethu zensitha wazichaya ekukhanyeni kobukhona bakho.
9 Zonke insuku zethu ziyedlula ngaphansi kolaka lwakho;
leminyaka yethu siyiphetha ngokububula.
10 Ubude bezinsuku zethu buyiminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa
loba amatshumi ayisificaminwembili, nxa silamandla;
kanti lelobanga layo liluhlupho losizi,
ngoba iphanga yedlule, lathi siphaphe nje sedlule.
11 Ngubani owaziyo amandla olaka lwakho na?
Ngoba intukuthelo yakho inkulu njengokwesatshwa okukufaneleyo.
12 Sifundise ukubala kuhle insuku zethu,
ukuze sizuze inhliziyo yenhlakanipho.
13 Phola, Oh Thixo! Koze kube nini kulokhu kunjalo na?
Woba lesihawu ezincekwini zakho.
14 Sisuthise ekuseni ngothando lwakho olungaphuthiyo,
ukuze sihlabelele ngentokozo sijabule zonke insuku zethu.
15 Senze sijabule okwensuku ezilingana ukusihlupha kwakho,
okwensuku ezilingana lalezo esesabona ngazo ukudubeka.
16 Sengathi imisebenzi yakho ingatshengiswa ezincekwini zakho,
inkazimulo yakho ebantwaneni babo.
17 Sengathi umusa weNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ungehlela kithi;
uqinise umsebenzi wezandla zethu
yebo, qinisa umsebenzi wezandla zethu.